{"id":12035,"date":"2017-04-22T23:13:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T23:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=12035"},"modified":"2017-04-22T23:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T23:13:17","slug":"raising-genocide-awareness-on-the-brooklyn-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=12035","title":{"rendered":"Raising Genocide Awareness on the Brooklyn Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ARMENIAN WEEKLY, May 2) NEW YORK\u2014The iconic Brooklyn Bridge served as a site of genocide awareness on April 22, as over 100 people\u2014including Armenian Olympians Migran Harutyunyan and Albert Ghazaryan\u2014participated in the first annual Walk-a-Thon for Genocide Awareness. <!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beginning the march at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side by City Hall, participants carried American, Armenian, and Artsakh flags, along with posters commemorating the genocides of the 20th century. Informative brochures were passed out to pedestrians on the bridge, who stopped to take photos and engage in conversation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the walk, the group gathered in Brooklyn Bridge Park, nestled between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, as Taleen Babayan spoke on behalf of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, while Artur Martirosyan represented the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANCA_ER\">Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region<\/a> (ANCA-ER). Both organizations planned the event, along with the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Brooklyn Bridge walk to raise awareness about genocide was a surprisingly intimate experience,\u201d said Sheri Jordan, a writer from Westchester. \u201cI will never forget watching the expressions of passersby as they read our signs and smiled at us in solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the short program, the group posed to take photos with Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler Harutunyan and MMA champion Ghazaryan and his coach Hayk Ghukasyan. The gracious guests, who hail from Armenia, shared in conversation with the walk-a-thon participants and expressed their thoughts on the commemoration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe walk-a-thon was an original and effective event for genocide awareness, especially during the month of April, a symbolic time for Armenians,\u201d said Mesak Sarkissian, a Queens-based member of the AYF. \u201cI felt proud to hold the Armenian flag while walking over the Brooklyn Bridge and speak to others about the Armenian Genocide and crimes against humanity that continue to occur today around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The walk-a-thon was part of a full program of activities to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, capped by the annual Times Square Armenian Genocide Commemoration on April 23. On the evening of April 22, a youth event was held in Fort Lee, N.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt was stirring to walk the Brooklyn Bridge and see the glow of the colors of the Armenian flag in the breeze,\u201d said Naomi Shore, an educator from New York City. \u201cI especially enjoyed crossing paths with the other awareness groups and the Armenian celebrities of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Photo: Artur Martirosyan speaking on behalf of the ANCA-ER (Photo: Anoush Gulian)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sensibilisation au g\u00e9nocide des Arm\u00e9niens sur le pont de Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Nouvelles d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie, 11 Mai) L\u2019embl\u00e9matique pont de Brooklyn a servi de site de sensibilisation au g\u00e9nocide des Arm\u00e9niens le 22 avril, alors que plus de 100 personnes &#8211; dont les sportifs arm\u00e9niens Migran Harutyunyan et Albert Ghazaryan &#8211; ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re \u00e9dition annuelle de Walk-a-Thon pour la sensibilisation au g\u00e9nocide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lors d\u2019une marche \u00e0 pied du pont de Brooklyn du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de Manhattan par l\u2019H\u00f4tel de ville, les participants ont port\u00e9 des drapeaux am\u00e9ricain, arm\u00e9nien et de l\u2019artsakh, ainsi que des affiches comm\u00e9morant les g\u00e9nocides du 20\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Des brochures informatives ont \u00e9t\u00e9 transmises aux pi\u00e9tons du pont, qui se sont arr\u00eat\u00e9es pour prendre des photos et ont voulu converser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(ARMENIAN WEEKLY, May 2) NEW YORK\u2014The iconic Brooklyn Bridge served as a site of genocide awareness on April 22, as over 100 people\u2014including Armenian Olympians Migran Harutyunyan and Albert Ghazaryan\u2014participated in the first annual Walk-a-Thon for Genocide Awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,115],"tags":[127,295],"class_list":["post-12035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualite","category-news","tag-anca-eastern-region","tag-cdca-cote-est-des-etats-unis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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